Antwerp Management School

School Description

Recently graduated from university and looking for a Master degree? Or do you have limited work experience and are you looking for a new challenge?

Antwerp Management School’s Master Programs make the difference!

Antwerp Management School, the autonomous management school of the University of Antwerp, (Belgium) offers 8 accredited Advanced Masters in a truly international context with study in Belgium, China, Brazil, and the USA. Moreover, we are ranked #29 in the Financial Times for our Master of Management (2016). Currently we offer 6 accredited English speaking Master programs: - 3Continent Master in Strategic Marketing (Study in Belgium, Brazil and New York City) - Master of China Europe Business (Study in Belgium and Shanghai) - Master of Finance (Belgium and option for a dual degree in New York City) - Master of Global Management - Master of Innovation & Entrepreneurship - Master of Global Supply Chain Management. We also offer 2 Dutch speaking Master programs: - Master in Management - Master in Human Resource Management For all our Master programs, we look for students with at least a 4-year undergraduate degree (240ECTS) in any field of study (except for Master of Finance). You will also need sufficient knowledge of English (TOEFL or IELTS test).

Facts and figures of our Full-Time Master programs (201-2017):

- 200 students over 8 different programs - 33nationalities - 53% international students - 47% female and 53% male. Finally, we also offer several Masters for Professionals, Executive Programs, an Executive Ph.D. program and an Executive MBA. This latter one is ranked #1 in Belgium (Financial Times). For more information, please contact our Recruitment Manager: Caroline Rahier caroline.rahier@ams.ac.be T - 0032 (0) 3 265 40 11

This school also offers:

Master

In this part-time Executive Master in Personal Financial Planning you will learn to master juridical, fiscal, social and economical aspects relevant for an optimal structuring of capital. Financial independence can only be guaranteed when all domains are tuned to one another.
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Executive Master in Personal Financial Planning

Personal financial planning is gaining importance on the daily. Wealthy individuals are looking for experts to guide them in structuring their capital both on short-term and long-term more than ever. Financial planning is the preferred method to make statements on building, sustaining and assuring the financial independence of people.

In this part-time Executive Master in Personal Financial Planning you will learn to master juridical, fiscal, social and economical aspects relevant for an optimal structuring of capital. Financial independence can only be guaranteed when all domains are tuned to one another.

The program is built in a way that you can flexibly follow the whole master course. Your choice - apply for the 2-year program or take the modular route....
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The interest in management in the public sector has vastly increased. The swift and increasingly complex social changes have altered the government’s role substantially. Politics, policy, and governance can no longer function well without management. A strong service demands knowledge, insight, and creativity of the modern government functionary. The Master in Public Management examines a diverse range of current tendencies in governmental management.
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Executive Master in Public Management

The interest in management in the public sector has vastly increased. The swift and increasingly complex social changes have altered the government’s role substantially. Politics, policy, and governance can no longer function well without management. A strong service demands knowledge, insight, and creativity of the modern government functionary.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

The Master in Public Management examines a diverse range of current tendencies in governmental management. This course offers:

Academic embedding.
Attention for the government official in policy and as a manager.
An interdisciplinary context.
Theoretic concepts linked with a practical elaboration.
Enriching exchange experiences with peer-students of different policy levels.
Content fit for professionals who work full-time in the public sector: part-time formula, timetable, specific forms education, and evaluation.
What can you expect?
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Real estate is not only one of the most important sectors of our economy, but also one of the most rapidly growing ones. Real estate is a multidisciplinary and competitive business, where actors with differing interests are brought together. The Master in Real Estate Management (MRE) course offers necessary insights and skills to better understand and grasp the complex matter that is real estate.
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Executive Master in Real Estate Management

Real estate is not only one of the most important sectors of our economy, but also one of the most rapidly growing ones. Real estate is a multidisciplinary and competitive business, where actors with differing interests are brought together. The Master in Real Estate Management (MRE) course offers necessary insights and skills to better understand and grasp the complex matter that is real estate.

Antwerp Management School is Academic Member of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).Antwerp Management School is partner of the Vlaamse Vereniging voor ruimte en planning (VRP).The MRE course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)....
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This master aims for the development of skills to innovate the enterprise. The participants acquire knowledge to master complexity and to be the architect of a successful organization.
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Executive Master of Enterprise IT Architecture

Organizations increasingly recognize the need for a sturdy and flexible enterprise design and operation, in which information systems are increasingly playing a vital role, for the realization of agility and strategic success. Although there’s a multitude of models and framework at hand in the professional domain, the enterprise still needs to tackle the challenge of turning these ideas into practice.

Because of a lack of simple solutions, many enterprises look for advanced expertise with a foundation in research. To meet this Demand Antwerp Management School and TU Delft - Delft TopTech have established an exceptional co-operation to offer a state-of-the-art Executive Master of Enterprise IT architecture. This international program proceeds where applied research of Antwerp Management School, TU Delft and it’s international research partners ends, aiming to offer sustainable, innovative and well-founded concepts with proven practical applicability....
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This master is about embedding processes, structures and relational mechanisms throughout the enterprise, maximizing the value created from IT-enabled investments and minimizing IT-related risks.
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Executive Master of IT Governance and Assurance

Information Technology (IT) has made its way into current dynamic and fierce business environments. More and more educated and assertive stakeholders are concerned about the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) challenges regarding IT. They now focus on how business benefits can be realized by IT-enabled innovation and how IT-related business risks will be diminished.

Regardless of the many available models and frameworks, organizations still struggle with the challenge of turning these ideas into practice. As there are no simple solutions, organization are looking for advanced expertise grounded in research.

In order to meet this demand, Antwerp Management School and Maastricht University School of Business & Economics have established a unique co-operation to offer this state-of-the-art “Executive Master in IT Governance and Assurance”....
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This master aims for the leadership of a successful enterprise in a digital environment. Boost your IT-knowledge with the necessary management and communication skills in order to align business & IT-strategy.
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Executive Master of IT Management (MITM)

Are your digital assets bringing sufficient value to your business processes and organization?

The competitiveness and innovation capability of organizations increasingly rely on the strategic and efficient use of new information and communication technologies. Business Managers have to be responsible for IT-enabled investments and projects. They cannot avert such decisions or simply hand them over to “IT”.

Managing the digital enterprise is an end-to-end responsibility between business and IT. Therefore, it’s necessary that business managers become more IT savvy and IT managers have to grasp how IT supports the business strategy....
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Interested in a career in fashion? Get a head start and enroll in the Master in Fashion Management at Antwerp Management School. The Master in Fashion Management is a unique program that is responding to challenges in the fashion industry from different perspectives.
Think of topics like developed vs. emerging markets; global vs. local; relevant topics like sustainability and ethics, technology and digitalization, entrepreneurship and innovation. The philosophy of the program is exploring and investing in the fashion industry’s future, growth and development.
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Master in Fashion Management

Interested in a career in fashion? Get a head start and enroll in the Master in Fashion Management at Antwerp Management School. The Master in Fashion Management is a unique program that is responding to challenges in the fashion industry from different perspectives.

Think of topics like developed vs. emerging markets; global vs. local; relevant topics like sustainability and ethics, technology and digitalization, entrepreneurship and innovation. The philosophy of the program is exploring and investing in the fashion industry’s future, growth and development.

Learning objectives
Prepare yourself for a mid- to a senior management role in the international fashion industry;
Understand the dynamics within developed and emerging international fashion markets;
Develop the understanding of the possibilities in new and other fashion markets;
Explore the relationship between global and local fashion markets and the challenges they present.
The two partner schools
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Due to ever-increasing globalization, managers need to have an international orientation. Participants from all over the world come together in the Master of Global Management to prepare for a successful international business career.
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Master of Global Management

Due to ever-increasing globalization, managers need to have an international orientation. Participants from all over the world come together in the Master of Global Management to prepare for a successful international business career.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

In this master program, you will be provided with all knowledge, social skills and the right business attitude that is necessary to successfully start an international business career in a wide range of sectors and functions. We promote responsibility, professionalism and creative leadership in a student-friendly environment. This way we educate our student to become young professionals to prepare them for important responsibilities in the global business community. Through the cultural diversity of the student body and international teaching staff, students will learn to cope with the complexities of international business communication. Working together on company projects and case studies will make students aware of their own and their team’s strengths in an international context....
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This program aims at providing insight into global supply chains to young professionals, who have little to no experience in logistics and supply chain management. You are prepared to manage global and complex supply chains.
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Master of Global Supply Chain Management

The logistics sector is increasingly expanding worldwide and supply chain functions are swiftly gaining in importance in international companies. Graduates can substantially broaden their view of employment opportunities both in terms of functionality and sector and up their chances of worldwide career progress and employability.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

This program aims at providing insight into global supply chains to young professionals, who have little to no experience in logistics and supply chain management. You are prepared to manage global and complex supply chains.

Students receive a broad and grounded perspective on the current ways of HR. There’s vigilance regarding the link between HR and practice. Besides a full view of the insides of HR, students will also receive training workshops regarding strategic communication skills, management skills, and talent development.
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Full-time Master in Human Resource Management (MHRM)

Are you interested in the man inside the organization and do you have ambitions for a leading position? Are you looking for a subsequent education which can give you real added value on the labor market?

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

Students receive a broad and grounded perspective on the current ways of HR. There’s vigilance regarding the link between HR and practice. Besides a full view of the insides of HR, students will also receive training workshops regarding strategic communication skills, management skills, and talent development.

This Master program breeds corporate innovators to take on this task. The program is a balanced mix between learning state-of-the-art knowledge on innovation strategy and management and a hands-on lab where you will apply corporate entrepreneurial tools in a real-life setting with business games and entrepreneurial boot camps. You will experience how to start up a corporate venture. You will develop the creative mindset and the innovation capabilities of an entrepreneurial leader.
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Master of Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The systematic introduction of innovation in companies is considered to be one of the most important challenges of the future. Innovation has become a crucial tool for creating a competitive advantage on a global scale. Entrepreneurship and innovation are crucial to create a competitive advantage on a global scale. Innovation is the process of turning opportunities into new ideas and turning these ideas into marketable products and processes. This Master program breeds corporate innovators to take on this task. The program is a balanced mix between learning state-of-the-art knowledge on innovation strategy and management and a hands-on lab where you will apply corporate entrepreneurial tools in a real-life setting with business games and entrepreneurial boot camps. You will experience how to start up a corporate venture. You will develop the creative mindset and the innovation capabilities of an entrepreneurial leader....
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This practice-oriented management course makes professionals out of students, who can act solution focused and think in terms of specific business issues. In this master, we focus on developing social skills and leadership capabilities, teamwork and personal development.
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Master in Management

Would you like to get started in business but are you still feeling underprepared for a competitive labor market? Many corporations are on the lookout for young, promising professionals who master management skill besides their degree.

Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School?

This practice-oriented management course makes professionals out of students, who can act solution focused and think in terms of specific business issues. In this master, we focus on developing social skills and leadership capabilities, teamwork and personal development. Thanks to our Career Management Service, you kick-start your career. We guide students throughout the full year in drawing out their future careers by reaching them insights and practical skill needed to find job opportunities fit for them....
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As a result of China’s strongly rising economy, both international and Chinese managers need to be internationally oriented and culturally open in order to build strong relations between China and the rest of the world. The Master of China-Europe Business Studies brings together participants from all over the world to prepare them for a successful international business career in China and/or Europe.
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Master of China-Europe Business (M.C.E.BS.)

As a result of China’s strongly rising economy, both international and Chinese managers need to be internationally oriented and culturally open in order to build strong relations between China and the rest of the world. The Master of China-Europe Business brings together participants from all over the world to prepare them for a successful international business career in China and/or Europe. Why follow this program at Antwerp Management School? This master is designed for recent graduates and young professionals who wish to develop their career in a company with worldwide activities.

The program provides solid academic knowledge for mastering business operations in foreign countries, more particularly in Asia and Europe. It also offers the real-life experience of the multicultural environments of Chinese and European markets. The program aims to build a strategic vision, confidence, teamwork and hands-on management skills. You will spend the first semester in Antwerp (Belgium) and the second semester in Shanghai (China). Afterward, students will take part in two months China Consulting Project in Europe and/or China according to your chosen project....
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A broad range of multinationals and financial institutions (insurance companies, banks, etc.) require professionals in finance who have masters analytical and practical decision making. The program provides you with a sturdy background in analytical and practical decision making, management skills and a business attitude fit for functions in the financial sector.
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The program provides you with a sturdy background in analytical and practical decision making, management skills and a business attitude fit for functions in the financial sector. It is possible to obtain a Dual Master Degree in Finance in the space of a single year. For 10 months, from September until June, you will be studying at the Antwerp Management School (in Belgium). After successfully completing this, you will be awarded the degree of “Master of Finance” from Antwerp Management School. Subsequently, you can go to New York in July & August to take three financial courses at Fordham Graduate School of Business in the center of Manhattan. Successfully completing this course will yield the “Master of Science in Global Finance” degree from Fordham Graduate School of Business....
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